Episode 511 The shortest week (3)
The Arcana continent fell into the abyss of destruction.
-Everyone, can you believe it! This is the Arcana Continent!
There were people who fearlessly stepped into a land that even players could not dare to venture into. Yes, they are crazy people. Those broadcasters were crazy about viewership ratings.
Squishy squishy.
Hyun Yong-seok chewed gum with a disapproving expression.
– Our Arcana production team exclusively covered the Arcana continent, which no other program could dare to tackle… What
is playing on the monitor.
Compared to the Today Arcana he directed, it was TQBC’s ‘Close-up Coverage Live Arcana’, which boasted ratings that were literally less than chewed gum.
“Even if you put an irrational number, you still put it like this, right?”
“The Today Arcana is not easy.”
“Ok, fine. Roll as much as you can.”
A self-talk that is scary.
Camera director Jongjin Yoon.
He just kept his mouth shut.
‘I don’t want sparks flying for no reason.’
By the way, there’s no fear there.
‘No matter how thirsty you are for viewership ratings, that’s true. How do you think about setting foot on the Arcana Continent? It’s a land where no one’s life can be guaranteed.’
Let alone demon-type monsters.
What if you just encounter a monster?
Just imagining it sends a chill down my spine.
“I guess the liver really came out of the boat.”
It was the moment when Jongjin Yoon muttered without realizing it.
“Jongjin.”
“Sir, don’t call me by my name so subtly.”
“huh? “What is it all of a sudden?”
“Just tell me to go. “I will resign right now…!!”
“Jong-jin, no matter how crazy I am about viewership ratings, I will not jump into a desperate situation. Besides, those bastards crossed the line properly. Look, there’s a headwind blowing, right?”
“…Backwind?”
Okay.
SNS updated on the smartphone screen held out by Hyun Yong-sok.
Regardless of the soaring viewership ratings.
The audience’s reaction was truly hitting the floor.
-no;;; Why are they like that???
-If a monster pops out like that, what are you going to do? ㅁㅊ
-ㄹㅇ What a nuisance hahahaha
– Those weak opportunist bastards
are also bitter, our viewers.
Hyun Yong-seok chuckled.
There is no word better suited than opportunist.
“Players have been reporting extensive news about events taking place on the Arcana continent. To put it bluntly, if you just turn on NetTube right now, it will start with Park Hwi-kang.”
“Right? “The media’s sense of duty and right to know is nonsense.”
“You guys are real journalists? When a true sense of duty is needed, the depressed ones hear good news. “It’s as if he was just trying to catch the falling bean paste and eat it.”
Hyeon Yong-seok smiled like the person before him.
“But advertisers will definitely catch on to this response. Even if we stick to it, will it spread into a boycott? “I don’t know what you were thinking, but this was a handshake, TQBC.”
“Sir, you seem like an expert at things like this.”
“You’re the only one who says things like that to me, Jongjin.”
What happened?
What is it that makes these things so pretty that they are increasing viewership ratings? The only thing that makes it less than a competitor is that the production crew is all dead. It was the moment Hyun Yong-seok picked up the remote control.
The anchor’s urgent voice suddenly appears on the screen.
-Ah, the moment I say that, there are players over there!
Before long, there was a sudden zoom-in.
Instead of ridicule, a sigh comes out of Hyun Yong-seok’s mouth.
I automatically shake my head.
“Wow, this is amazing. “Are you planning on scattering ashes until the end?”
“Iknow, right. Those players. Just by looking at it, it looks very busy.”
“Okay, what do you know? “Those young chicks.”
Before and after Seoul was overlaid with the colors of Arcana Continent Electric.
Humanity has overcome numerous crises.
The aftereffects had not yet fully subsided.
-Oh, wait a minute. That… is a giant coalition!
TQBC those.
It seemed like he wanted to become a burden to the players who were busy dealing with the aftermath. Rather, it is a huge union. At that point, Hyun Yong-seok gritted his teeth.
“After all, it is a huge union.”
It wasn’t because I hated the big union.
The problem was that it was too good. Second of all, it is dirty and obscene, and this can be seen just by looking at the fact that there are no people on broadcasters who criticize player Nam Tae-min.
My stomach is slowly getting sore.
Squishy squishy.
Hyun Yong-seok chewed his chewing gum even more passionately.
“Beginner’s luck. “That’s it.”
TQBC bastards, you might be lucky enough to get an interview.
If it’s the Nam Taemin I know.
I will agree to the interview one way or another.
But is it true that there is no absolute in this world?
“…what?”
That Nam Taemin.
Nam Taemin is known for being gentle.
The moment he looked at the camera, he exhaled coldly.
-You guys go back to Seoul right away.
Hyun Yong-seok’s senses twitched at those cold words.
“Is this the first time Taemin has spoken in such a scary way?”
Do you have any bad feelings towards TQBC?
Anyway, I feel sorry for you, kids.
I spoke to Yoon Jong-jin, who was in the police station across the river.
“Jongjin. “Get ready.”
“yes? Are you ready? What are you ready for?! “No, sir, I’m really resigning…!”
“I’m not asking you to go to the Arcana continent.”
Hyun Yong-seok’s expression became quite serious.
“I think the aftermath might flow back to Seoul.”
*
Grand coalition.
Nam Taemin.
And the expressions on the faces of the two executives from Gaon were serious.
Nam Taemin asked.
“Have you confirmed that it came back?”
“Yeah, I heard you start running away when you get angry?”
“I think I’ll hear something from Cheolmin.”
“No, do you think Cheolmin will approve this time?”
“Yeah, that crossed the line.”
Why was Nam Taemin able to build a gentle image?
My older brother Nam Cheol-min’s contribution was over 90%. Especially because at official occasions, Nam Tae-min almost recited the lines written by Nam Cheol-min. But this time, Nam Cheol-min wasn’t there and I couldn’t bear it.
“You may feel disappointed, but…”
I couldn’t help it.
Ordinary people, of course.
Because it was telling a message that couldn’t even be captured by the camera lens.
[The giant star that illuminates the Arcana Continent is setting.]
[The future of the Arcana Continent becomes uncertain.]
An incident occurred.
Giant star.
There were not many people in Arcana who could be called big stars.
Thanks to you, I had a vague intuition.
The last message drove the wedge.
[Hidden piece ‘Pandora’s Attic’ is closed.]
“We couldn’t find it in the end…”
Great Sage Rise.
On the day when the great monster went on the rampage, his whereabouts became as mysterious as the elder wizard Yugweed. It was a large alliance that scattered and searched the Arcana Continent to find such a great sage.
But I never thought Rise would have passed away.
Nam Taemin continued.
“Even if you want to ignore it for now and move on because you don’t have the honor to meet the Commander-in-Chief… This is a major incident that will inevitably shake up the Arcana Continent.”
Because broadcasting station reporters cannot see system messages.
I guess he stepped into the current Arcana continent without any fear.
But all players, including yourself, will feel it.
“….”
The messages that were constantly flashing stopped all at once.
Specifically, the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces of the Holy War, which was constantly updated.
It meant that Hoyeol’s activities had stopped for a while.
Like a meditation for a great sage.
Kuuk.
That’s why Nam Taemin clenched his fist.
Even if the Great Sage has already passed away.
I wanted to at least properly reveal his last whereabouts.
“I need to know what happened to Rise.”
As always, he doesn’t show it.
It is clear that you are in deep sorrow.
Even for the sake of Commander-in-Chief Ho-yeol.
*
Cloudy spirit.
‘It’s a bit quiet now.’
Because it is a hidden piece.
There is no news from the Arcana Continent.
This means that you will not have to suffer from unpleasant system messages for a while.
‘Why are there so many legends about this guy?’
These were not all the legends I knew, including the Dark Dragon Lee Ho-yeol! Even though I try to understand that it is inevitable that exaggerations are added each time it is passed down by word of mouth…
‘It is tiring to even mention it one by one.’
Anyway, you can roughly guess if I say that one message about me appears as a world message every second, right? In that sense, I once again swallow my admiration.
“Still, it’s a weight I’m used to.”
It’s beyond shameless.
It makes me wonder if there is such a thing as conscience, Granfell…!
But now there was no time to argue with Granfell.
‘Even at this moment, time is passing.’
One week in real time.
Although there was several times that amount of time in Arcana Continent time.
Considering the situation, I was never relaxed.
‘Because I can’t predict what those kids think at all.’
Ten Sea Paimon.
Geoak Pride.
Even if you try to see through the intuition of a demon hunter, the two demons are invisible and their actions are extremely contradictory. If those two really join hands…
‘It’s terrible, really.’
So my feet had no choice but to move without hesitation.
Thanks to stepping into [Heavenly Demon Reign].
The scenery changes in just one step.
At the same time, lines of writing in a notebook appear in my mind.
『They were in the most squalid place in Cloudy’s estate. Granfell Cloudy Arpheus Romeo Because that was the first order of the new head of the family.』
Dark history.
Do I have to forget to be able to forget?
I can clearly remember even the detailed settings.
‘…Let’s come visit the next time we visit our parents’ house.’
It’s definitely stuck in a warehouse somewhere.
Isn’t this something you don’t know?
The day someone discovers the notebook with my dark history written on it… I
was confident that I would truly shame Lee Ho-yeol.
‘I think I’ll feel safer if I at least put it in my inventory.’
At the same time as making a promise.
Again.
I have them.
I headed to the most shabby place in Cloudyyeong.
The hallway of a separate room as spacious as a mansion.
In that hallway, I passed the fork in the road again and again.
Eventually, a large door appeared.
‘Actually, no matter who looks at it, it’s not shabby.’
It’s just that Cloudy’s mansion is so extravagant that the relatively plain private room looks okay. Nevertheless, the restrictions on this door were by no means shabby.
『Those who stand in front of it must offer something precious to them as a sacrifice. Because without that level of determination, you are not qualified to face them.』
That was mentioned earlier.
Of course that was Cloudy’s legacy.
It was the Cloudy spirit that had already collapsed once on the day it was exterminated.
Because reversal magic is not omnipotent. I had no idea how much of my legacy would remain, but even if only a few of them remained, it would be of tremendous help to me now.
‘Actually, it’s been a while since the level of equipment stopped.’
Well, it was because I couldn’t get better equipment.
I shook my head.
Let’s see, it’s precious.
What do I have to give for him to open the door willingly? First of all, the legacy of Eunaxus will never be achieved… Even while I, Ho-yeol Lee, are suffering, Cube Bang-jeong expresses his undesirable feelings.
“It’s an illusion I don’t want to face.”
In any case, he is an innocent person who considers wealth and fame worse than a stone.
It’s nothing else, it’s the legacy of the Cloudy family, Granfell.
There is no need to hate it since it is yours as the head of the family anyway.
Did my plea reach?
“But this is also my weight.”
Or is he tired of my whining? In the end, I broke down Granfell’s stubbornness and was able to get one step closer to the door. Then a message really came to mind.
[Sacrifice what is precious to face Cloudy’s matriarch.]
And I was able to guess why Granfell hesitated, giving all kinds of reasons. That’s where the hand that moves hesitantly, which is uncharacteristic of Granfell, is headed.
Inside pocket of Dawn’s jacket.
‘…Is this why you did this?’
There is only one green tea bag left.
Surely there is nothing more precious to you than this?
But give in just this once, Granfell.
Next time, no matter how much green tea it costs.
I will order as many items as possible via rocket delivery.
‘I must be the only person in the world who would sacrifice a green tea bag and eat it raw as a hidden piece that you have to sacrifice something precious to enter…!’
however.
Regardless of the inner feelings of joy.
Cold words come out of my lips.
“I hope it’s worth the investment.”
…Is this a worthwhile investment?
It’s really too shameless.
Granfell, even I, who was happy for no reason, are now embarrassed!
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.
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[Entering the Hidden Peace ‘Cloudy’s Abyss’.]
